UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 7, 2022
 
 
AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
 
1-15589
 
47-0702918
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
         

7405 Irvington Road, Omaha NE 68122
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 402-331-3727
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
DIT
NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company         

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

ITEM 1.01
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On December 7, 2022, LOL Foods, Inc. ("LOL Foods"), a wholly owned subsidiary of AMCON Distributing Company (the "Company"), entered into an asset purchase agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") with Henry's Foods, Inc. ("HFI"), The Eidsvold Family LLC ("EFLLC" and, together with HFI, the "Sellers"). Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, LOL Foods agreed to purchase substantially all of Henry’s Foods, Inc. wholesale distribution assets for approximately $30.3 million plus working capital adjustments as set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Company will fund the transaction with borrowings from its existing bank group and is expected to close in the Company’s second fiscal quarter of 2023. The transaction is subject to customary representations, warranties, covenants, and closing conditions.

ITEM 7.01
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On December 8, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of the Asset Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information set forth in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT NO.
DESCRIPTION

99.1

104
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY


(Registrant)



Date: December 8, 2022

/s/ Charles J. Schmaderer                         




Name:
Charles J. Schmaderer

Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary